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The Australian Ballet: Flora review

By Simon Parris on March 13, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

OVATION concert review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on March 8, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Australian Ballet: Signature Works [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on February 28, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Book of Mormon review [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on February 13, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Cluedo review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on February 11, 2026 • ( 2 Comments )

Victorian Opera: The Pirates of Penzance review [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on February 5, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Oh, Mary! review [Broadway]

By Simon Parris on November 10, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Shriekingly funny, Oh, Mary! sees prodigiously gifted comic writer and actor Cole Escola at the giddy height of their delectable powers. 

Once Upon A Mattress review [Broadway]

By Simon Parris on November 8, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Fresh from a triumphant season at New York City Center, unabashedly wholesome Golden Age musical comedy Once Upon A Mattress delights in this limited Broadway season.

Death Becomes Her [Broadway] review

By Simon Parris on November 8, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

A prime example of a lavish Broadway musical comedy, Death Becomes Her roars to life on stage boasting a pair of fabulous lead performances from Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard playing deadly […]

Sunset Blvd. review [Broadway 2024]

By Simon Parris on November 7, 2024 • ( 1 Comment )

Instrumental and vocal performances of the very highest calibre help to compensate for the complete lack of costumes and sets in this glorified concert presentation of Sunset Boulevard Sunset Blvd..

The Outsiders review [Broadway 2024]

By Simon Parris on November 6, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

A stage musical version of The Outsiders may sound like a daffy gag from an episode of The Simpsons but the result is actually a dazzling, thrilling, and moving achievement. 

New York City Center: Ragtime review [2024]

By Simon Parris on November 4, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Vividly justifying the very invention of musical theatre, Ragtime returns to New York City in a superbly cast, meticulously directed production that celebrates social progress whilst championing further gains.

Tammy Faye review [Broadway]

By Simon Parris on November 3, 2024 • ( 2 Comments )

Tonally fluid and breezily superficial, new Elton John musical Tammy Faye gamely attempts to capture and recreate the spellbinding powers of televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. 

Tina, The Tina Turner Musical review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on October 4, 2024 • ( 3 Comments )

Studded with hit songs and telling a truly inspiring story, hit bio-musical Tina, The Tina Turner Musical finally plays Melbourne, arriving in peak form. 

The Australian Ballet: Études / Circle Electric review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on October 3, 2024 • ( 7 Comments )

Diametrically different, the paired works of The Australian Ballet double bill Études / Circle Electric are comparable in scale yet worlds apart in choreographic vocabulary, providing the broadest possible spectrum of dance […]

Pride and Prejudice – An Adaptation in Words and Music review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on September 29, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

As nimble and charming a theatrical entertainment as one might hope to enjoy, Pride and Prejudice – an Adaptation in Words and Music enhances a staged reading of Jane Austen’s classic novel […]

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